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| Great Soup From an Unlikely Place; Ikea | |
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| Topic Started: Dec 15 2012, 03:47 AM (882 Views) | |
| Olive Oil | Dec 15 2012, 03:47 AM Post #1 |
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Ikea just recently opened a store in our city. My daughter and I decided on a fast meal and I saw some soup in the cafeteria line that looked very good but didn't have a name on it. It turned out to be one of the best soups I have ever had. It was a curry type soup, perhaps Indian with spinach . I could live on the stuff. It was that good. Also not too shabby are their meatballs and mashed potatoes. I brought some frozen to make at home. I have never had frozen mashed potatoes before but am curious. I also bought a jar of berries much like our cranberries which Ikea serves with their dinner. Not fine cuisine for sure but great comfort food for a cold winter night when you don't feel like cooking. |
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| Darcie | Dec 15 2012, 03:52 AM Post #2 |
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Could this maybe be a similar recipe? http://allrecipes.com/recipe/curried-spinach-soup/ |
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| angora | Dec 15 2012, 04:22 AM Post #3 |
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At Ikea you can get a good cheap meal. It's the crowds that keep me away. Plus the inconvenient locations. |
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| Olive Oil | Dec 15 2012, 05:26 AM Post #4 |
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This was a bright orange soup but the recipe you posted sounds good too. I'll have to try it. Yes, the crowd seems a bit too much but everything seems to move quickly. There are quieter alcoves in the cafeteria where you can sit. There just seemed to be a nice feeling about the place . The staff are so pleasant. |
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| goldengal | Dec 15 2012, 06:00 AM Post #5 |
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Did it have lentils in it OO? This one sounds good, and got some good reviews from many: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Curried-Lentil-and-Spinach-Soup-107690 Take care, Pat |
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| Olive Oil | Dec 15 2012, 07:29 AM Post #6 |
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This sounds very close to what I had. I think it did have lentils and it did have cilantro, spinach, and celery as well as ginger. Thank you. I will have to make this. I'm craving soup lately . 049 |
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| greenleaves | Dec 15 2012, 11:18 AM Post #7 |
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Would love to try these soups, but the quantities are too much for me. Do you think I can freeze soup with spinach in it? |
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| Darcie | Dec 15 2012, 11:19 AM Post #8 |
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Greenleaves, one can freeze spinach, I use it myself so there is no reason why this soup with spinach in it could not be frozen in my opinion |
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| Deleted User | Dec 15 2012, 11:32 AM Post #9 |
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As it is cooked, do not see why not. nainai |
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| goldengal | Dec 15 2012, 11:33 AM Post #10 |
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I make so many soups from scratch and freeze them. Never had a problem with one yet, and many of my soups include spinach, but I do start with fresh spinach. Have never bought the frozen. Take care, Pat |
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| Olive Oil | Dec 15 2012, 06:20 PM Post #11 |
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I often read in recipes that soups with cream in them cannot be frozen. I always freeze borsch which has cream in it and it freezes beautifully. |
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| Darcie | Dec 15 2012, 10:16 PM Post #12 |
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I do have problems with soups that have potato and cream, it seems to separate when defrosted. |
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| heatseeker | Dec 16 2012, 12:30 AM Post #13 |
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I do have problems with soups that have potato and cream, it seems to separate when defrosted. Cooked potato freezes fine, I think. Have you tried making the soup, adding only cream to the portion you are going to serve immediately, and freezing the rest? |
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| goldengal | Dec 16 2012, 12:32 AM Post #14 |
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I have only frozen one soup with cream as I often cheat and just add extra milk. However, it turned out fine and did not separate. I always undercook potatoes a little so they don't go mushy after being frozen. So far so good. Take care, Pat |
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| Trotsky | Dec 16 2012, 02:39 AM Post #15 |
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You've never tried THE SOUP NAZI...he got very popular after the Seinfeld Show. |
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